New Hamburg, Ontario

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New Hamburg is a community of 7,000 in Wilmot Township, a rural township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. It is bordered by Baden to the east and Perth County to the west, and is within easy driving distance of the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Stratford.

The Nith River flows through the downtown, which is home to a 50-foot waterwheel built in 1990 and billed as the largest operating waterwheel in North America. In August, New Hamburg hosts the annual Moparfest, the largest Mopar/AMC event in Canada. The Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale is held at the arena and fairgrounds each year on the last Saturday of May, and the New Hamburg Fall Fair runs annually in September. The weekly newspaper serving the community is the New Hamburg Independent.